Take It Back

Am Take it back, take it way back Em Take it way, way back to the first black man Am Long ago before the white man Em Could paint the black man with a gun in his hand Am Take it back, take it way back Em Take it way, way back to the first white man Am At the very moment when they looked around and said Em "F**k it, I’ma steal this land" Am Take it back, take it way back Em Take it way way back to the first black man Am Long ago before the white man Em Could paint the black man with a gun in his hand Am Take it back, take it way back Em Take it way, way back to the first white man Am At the very moment when they looked around and said Em "F**k it, I’ma steal this land" Am Everybody wanna tell me what I am, what I am not Em "You ain't black, you a mothafuckin' white boy Am Shut ya mouth, do it right boy, a'ight boy? Em Man, why you such a hype boy?" Am "Why you always talk about being black? Em Skin too white, nigga f**k that" Am Everything you talk about, cut that Am That door you trying to open, you could shut that Em Grip the gat, yeah that’s how I’ma buck back Am Tell me what I am and what I know now Em All this prejudice has got to go Am Life is moving fast, it need to slow down Em Come and see me when I am in yo' town Am Practice what we preach before it go down Em Practice what we preach before it go Am Yes, I got the gift to gab fo sho Em Will I have to get the gat? No, no Am Yes, I got to gift to gab fo sho Em But will have to get the gat, get the gat, get the, get the? Am Masta deep down inside of me Em The plantation deep down inside of me Am Everybody f**k like sodomy Em 'Cause one or the other what it gotta be Am Tell me why my momma gotta lie to me Em Unity for everyone that lied to me Am Peace on Earth what I try to be Em I just wanna spread the message of equality Am And yes, I got to gift to gab fo sho Em Will I have to get the gat? No, no Am Yes, I got to gift to gab fo sho Em But will have to get the gat, get the gat, get the, get the gat? Am Take it back, take it way back Em Take it way, way back to the first black man Am Long ago before the white man Em Could paint the black man with a gun in his hand Am Take it back, take it way back Em Take it way, way back to the first white man Am At the very moment when they looked around and said Em "F**k it, I’ma steal this land" Am Take it back, take it way back Em Take it way way back to the first black man Am Long ago before the white man Em Could paint the black man with a gun in his hand Am Take it back, take it way back Em Take it way way back to the first white man Am At the very moment when they looked around and said Em "F**k it, I’ma steal this land"